Recent developments of expanded ring N-Heterocyclic carbenes

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 2879-2891

  Li, Jie ^a   Shen, Wang Xing ^a   Li, Xiang Rong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY CITY COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Expanded ring NHCs; Iridium; Ligand; N Heterocyclic carbenes; Rhodium

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; IRIDIUM; IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS;

%MOISTURE; CARBENES; EXPANDED RING N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE; FIVE-MEMBERED RINGS; HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; METAL-CATALYZED; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; PROPERTY; TRANSITION-METAL COMPLEX;

LIGANDS;

EID: 84872532448     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527212804546859     Document Type: Article

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